Polygraphs proving useful in sexual misconduct probes February 11, 2016 A new study reported in a journal published by the Federation of State Medical Boards found that polygraphing of medical [...]
Malpracticing docs likely to be repeat offenders February 8, 2016 A small number of physicians with “distinctive characteristics” are responsible for a disproportionate amount of [...]
Board may fine or revoke doctors for talking about gun safety August 12, 2014 Florida physicians are barred from discussing gun safety with their patients, and the state medical board may revoke their [...]
Licensee revoked in TX found re-using syringes in WV August 8, 2014 A doctor who lost his license in Texas, then opened a pain management clinic in West Virginia, was found after investigation [...]
“Patient privacy” no defense for doctor charged with illicit prescribing July 17, 2014 Board investigators did not violate patient privacy when they used a state prescription database to gather evidence against [...]
Don’t ask/don’t tell: Feds keep partial muzzle on reporters of discipline data July 16, 2014 For more than two and a half years, journalists who consult the National Practitioner Data Bank, the federal repository of [...]
MD’s revocation upheld for submitting $2.5 million in fraudulent claims June 5, 2014 An appellate court in New York upheld the license revocation of a physician who had submitted more than $2.5 million in [...]
Medical advice still “practice”—even when patients don’t follow it June 5, 2014 A state appellate court in Oregon rejected a physician's argument that a doctor who offers medical advice a patient does not [...]
Doctor’s discipline upheld in sex-for-drugs case June 5, 2014 An appellate court in Connecticut upheld a decision by the state's medical board to revoke the license of a physician who [...]